2020 5-star PG Daishen Nix has Alabama among finalists

2020 5-star PG Daishen Nix has Alabama among finalists

The new head coach for Alabama’s basketball program, Nate Oats, is attempting to build a team that consistently competes for NCAA Tournament bids.

A caliber of player on the level of five-star point guard Daishen Nix would go a long way in doing just that.

Fortunately for Alabama, the Las Vegas (Nev.) native announced his top 5 on Monday night via his Twitter account, and the Crimson Tide was included:

Picking my top 5 wasn’t easy . There are some good schools , with great coaching staffs that are being left off this list , Washington , Marquette , and Arizona , just to name a few . pic.twitter.com/yr8uM9dVVf

He’s listed at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds and is being compared to former Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson, who is coming off an impressive rookie campaign for the Dallas Mavericks (9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in only 21.8 minutes per game).

Alabama fans are use to seeing a top-notch point guard wearing Crimson, but Nix is a different player than former Tide star Collin Sexton.

While Sexton was more of a scoring point guard without dynamite passing ability, Nix is a lot more comfortable being a facilitator and distributing the basketball.

One thing that may surprise people is that Kentucky has not extended Nix an official offer yet, but the Wildcats are still very much in the running for his services. UCLA, however, still seems to be the leader.

Nix is certainly a player to watch moving forward. It’ll be interesting to see if Alabama can continue to make a favorable impression on him.